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| Several Tourism pageants have appeared
around the world over the past few years. This page is a look at some
of the major ones. Due to space limitations, only a few pictures, and
mostly the results and lists of semi-finalists, are shown. |
Miss Tourism Intercontinental
This pageant was held only once, in
2003 |
2003 APRIL 12
32 entries
Results
1 South Africa Charlene Gerber
2 Ukraine Alina Seleznyova
3 Australia Jessica Catherine Milton
Semi-finalists
Brazil Francisca Monteiro
Cambodia In Soklyda
China Dong Meixi
India Elitra Coelho
Philippines Aizza Francesca Velarde Briñas
USA Juliana Horvath-Kroi
Uzbekistan Anna Shirokikh
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Remainder
Belgium Lilian van Dijk
Czech Rep. Gabriela Vejmelkova
Hong Kong Liang Hui-Min
Hungary Regina Tirpak
Indus (Pakistan) Selma Ilyas
Kyrgyzstan Nataliya Yurenkova
Lebanon Liza Helena El-Helou
Luxembourg Zahrah Dolstra
Macao Yang Xi
Malaysia Sanny Lu Poh Yee
Moldova Gabriela Antocel
Netherlands Joyce van der Velden
Romania Melinda Eros
Russia Marina Fedosova
Singapore Kelly Toh Pei Ti
Spain Mónica Rojo Fernández
Sri Lanka Anushi Rukshala Warnasuriya
Thailand Sunisa Pasuk
Tibet Dolma Tsering
Turkey Esrahan Sonmeler
Venezuela Venudesa Maria Pace-Salazar
Vietnam Chu Thi Van Anh |
Ukraine (2nd), South Africa (winner) & Australia (3rd) |
Miss Tourism
International (Malaysia edition)
This pageant has been held in
various locations around Malaysia since its beginning in 1994. In 2006
it was held outside Malaysia for the first time, in Guangzhou, China. |
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1994 MARCH 8
25 entries
Results
1 Australia Michelle Leigh Holmes
2 Malaysia Emelia Rosnaida Abdul Hamid
3 Korea Jee
Young-Min
4 India Barkha Madan
5 Philippines Maria Riza Martinez
1995 MARCH 24
24 entries
Results
1 Greece Marianna Pateli
2 Malaysia Lavinia Tan Poh Ling
3 USA Kimberly Anne Byers (International 91)
4 Philippines Sherilyne Uy Reyes
5 Costa Rica Heidy Cerdas Esquivel
Semi-finalists
Australia Leah Broadbent
Singapore Elizabeth Chow
New Zealand Kim Raynes
Poland Joanna Brykczinska
The 5th semi-finalist is not known
NOTE: The pageant was not held in 1996 & 1997
1998 MARCH 30
18 entries
Results
1 Poland Roksana Jonek (World 97)
2 Czech Rep. Gabriela Adamcova
3 Philippines Mellany Montemayor Gabat
4 Malaysia Ooi Bee Bee
5 Honduras
Miriam Eloisa Vivas Luna
Semi-finalists
(not known)
1999
Thailand (4th), Philippines (2nd), Poland (winner), Finland (3rd) & Costa
Rica (5th)
1999 OCTOBER
30
21 entries
Results
1 Poland Agnieszka Zakreta
2 Philippines Racquel Uy
3 Finland Ruut Kaangas
4 Thailand Nirachala Kumya
5 Costa Rica Nidia Guzmán Jiménez
Semi-finalists
Estonia Karita Partelpoeg
France Jennifer Willey
Malaysia Michelle Tung Mei Chin
Mexico Maria Cristina Bernal
Ukraine Tatyana Chernyshova
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2000 NOVEMBER 19
17 entries
Results
1 Philippines Maria Esperanza Acosta Manzano
2 France Maud Garnier
3 Venezuela Maria Cristina De La Concepcion Lopez Palacios
4 Ukraine Olesya Krakhmalyova
5 Spain Lourdes Martinez
Semi-finalists
Costa Rica Shakira
MacDonald Agustín
Czech Rep. Katerina Papezova
Finland Miia Lakkisto
Germany Agnes Glowacki
Malaysia Mabel Kang Chor Peng
2001
Poland (3rd), Czech Republic (2nd), India (winner), China (4th), Malaysia
(5th)
2001 DECEMBER 31
26 entries
Results
1 India Candice Pinto
2 Czech Rep. Zuzana Stepanovska
3 Poland Monika Gruda (Universe 01)
4 China Amy Yan Wei (International 02)
5 Malaysia Lyndel Soon
Semi-finalists
Georgia Nino Ordenidze
Macedonia Kristina Tasevska
Moldova Cristina Darie
Romania Patricia Dumitrescu
Singapore Juliet Chen Ji Wen
2002 DECEMBER 31
26 entries
Results
1 Thailand Piyanuch Khamboon
2 China Yin Zi
3 Turkey Ebru Günzel
4 Bosnia/Herzegovina Aida Osmanovic
5 Lebanon Maha Hojeaj
Semi-finalists
Bolivia Maria Desirée Durán Morales
Malaysia Jacqlyne Chin Kim Lu
Philippines Frances Margaret Hernandez Arreza
Slovak Rep. Julia Liptakova
Ukraine Irina Kazmyrchuk |
2003
Czech Republic (5th), China (3rd), South Africa (winner), Greece (2nd) &
Argentina (4th)
2003 DECEMBER 31
31 entries
Results
1 South Africa Angela Joan Beck
2 Greece Victoria Karyda
3 China Xing Hui Yuan
4 Argentina Laura Constanza Romero (Universe 03)
5 Czech Rep. Zuzana Putnarova
Semi-finalists
Germany Jolena Kwasow
Turkey
Malaysia Carrie Lee Sze Kei
Macedonia
Venezuela Tania Destongue Quiroz
2004 DECEMBER 31
33 entries
Results
1 USA Megha Nabe
2 Ukraine Marina Gorobets
3 Venezuela Maria Gabriela Pérez Della Pia
4 China Guan Shan Shan
5 Singapore Nur Ashikeen Abd Rahman
Semi-finalists
Czech Rep.
Georgia Salome Chikviladze (World 04)
Macedonia Marijana Stanojkovska
Malaysia Melissa Theseira
Thailand Patarapan Wilas
2005 DECEMBER 31
36 entries
Results
1 France Isabelle Lamont
2 Taiwan Chang
Ta-Hsin
3 India Shriya Singh
4 Greece Maria-Madalena Ergati
5 Thailand Porntip
Prasertsong
Semi-finalists
Bolivia
Pamela Justiniano Saucedo
China Fu Jing
Latvia Karina Matisone
Malaysia
Ivlyn Tan Theng Theng
Spain Carla Cabrera
Alterachs
2006
Georgia (5th), France (3rd), Romania (winner), India (2nd) & Mexico (4th)
2006 NOVEMBER 12 (Guangzhou, China)
41 entries
Results
1 Romania Florina Manea
2 India Tanya Vakil
3 France Maud Tordjman
4 Mexico Ana Maria González Martínez
5 Georgia Nino Abashisze
Semi-finalists
Brazil
Juliane Pereira Ramalho
Vieira
China Pan Weiya
Thailand
Suwarat
Karnkorn |
Miss Tourism International (Sri Lanka edition)
This pageant was held three times (1993, 1996 & 2002) in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
1993
Results
1 France Karine Bailey
2 Sri Lanka Geraldine D’Rozario
3 Poland Marzena Wolska
4 Czech Rep. Terezie Dobrovolna
5 Singapore Rena Ramiah Devi
1996 NOVEMBER 15
33 entries
Results
1 Venezuela Gladys Katerina Ivanoff Peña
2 Paraguay Nathalie Gamarra
3 Russia Katerina Shidlovskaya
Among the semi-finalists
Brazil Ângela Weirich |
2002
Russia (3rd), Ukraine (winner) & Estonia (2nd)
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2002 OCTOBER 4
40 entries
Results
1 Ukraine Oleksandra Nikolayenko (SF World 02)
2 Estonia Inna Roos
3 Russia Anna Salamatina
4 Poland Kamila Rastenska
5 Bulgaria Boiana Dimitrova
Semi-finalists
Belgium Sabine Favresse
Germany Sandra Herbst
Lebanon Edwina Mallo
Sri Lanka Jenita Anoja Miriam De Mel
Yugoslavia Tijana Stajic |
Miss Tourism
Metropolitan International
This
pageant, begun in 2007, is under the same organization as Miss Tourism
International and Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International. |
2007 DECEMBER 31
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
40 entries
Results
1
Romania
Sorina
Neascu
2
Venezuela
Karen Blanco
3
Finland
Essi
Pöysti
4
Thailand
Watcharawan Suntarintu
5
Philippines
Anna Marie
Morelos
Semi-finalists
Argentina
Giselle
Fuentes Lajud
Japan
Atemi
Fukumura
Malaysia
Joanne Chan
Paraguay
Solemi
Jorgge
Russia
Tatiana
Semiletova
Awards
Miss Friendship Malaysia
Miss Photogenic Thailand
Best National Costume Mongolia |
Remainder
Armenia
Viktoriya
Miksakyan
Australia
Kathleen Francis
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Sonja Pecenica
Brazil
Poliana
Pederiva
Czech Rep.
Renata Langmannova (Universe 06)
France
Krystel
Norden
Georgia
Teona
Charkviani
Germany
Claudia
Reibeholz
Greece
Foteini
Tsimbou
India
Iris Maity
Italy
Deborah Mifsud
Kazakhstan
Chinara
Nurseitova
Latvia Anita
Baltruna
Macedonia
Suzana Al-Salkini
Malta
Ilarya
Soraya
Grech
Mexico
Magda Luz Oropeza de Paz
Mongolia
Gerelchuluun Baatarchuluun (International 07)
New Zealand
Carena
Maree
West
Norway
Linn Soreng Andersen
Panama
Viviana Michelle Atencio Camargo
Poland
Anna Padée
Serbia
Marija Lazarevic
Singapore
Agnes Teo
Spain
Natalia
Lidia Tadeo Rodríguez
Sweden
Mathilda Lindgren
Taiwan
Evonne Chen
Tunisia
Oumayma
Taleb
Turkey
Ece Betul Filix
Ukraine
Nadiya
Gamaliy
Uruguay
Mariana Iriarte |
2007
Thailand (4th), Venezuela (2nd), Romania (winner), Finland (3rd) &
Philippines (5th)
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Miss Tourism
Pageant
This pageant, which began in 2005,
is held every two years in Malaysia. |
2005 JULY 23
31 entries
Results
1 India Sonal Singh
2 Russia Nataliya Pervova
3 Lebanon Sandra Raymond El-Sayegh
Semi-finalists
Australia Claudine Olivia Gibson
China Wang Xiao Chen
Kenya Rachel Mbuki Marete
Latvia Kristina Djadenko
Singapore Foo Choon Lian
Thailand Irin Suvatsuphakun
Ukraine Maryna Gorobets
Among the remainder
Brazil Caroline
Michel
Ethiopia Dina Fekadu Mosissa
(International 05, Universe & Earth 06)
Hong Kong Li Ling
Indonesia Rizka Maqfira Djufr
Malaysia Goey Yuthing
Pakistan Uzma Ilyas
Philippines Shienneth Garcia Navarro
South Africa Jessica Martha Paulssen
USA Anna Christine Ward
Venezuela
Johanna Sabrina
Withdrew
Tibet Tashi Yangchen
(after protests by China) |
2005
Lebanon (3rd), India (winner) & Russia (2nd) |
2007 DECEMBER
7
29 entries
Results
1 India Priyanka Shah
2 Venezuela Andrea Vidal
3 Australia Lauryn Maree Eagle
4 Korea Jeong Yea-bin
5 Mexico Larisse Nahari Izaguirre
Díaz
Semi-finalists
Brazil
Aline
Bernardo Avancini
Colombia
Claudia
Milena Molina Torres
Hong Kong
Liu Yi-Yi
Malaysia
Penelope Ling Kieng Wee
USA
Tiffany Marie Yanke
Remainder
Azerbaijan Olga Spirina
Belarus Veronika Shytsikaya
Botswana Mphoentle Motsumi
Bulgaria
Chinese Taipei
England
Hungary
Indonesia Devinca Anya Sanya
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Macau Zhao Xiao Ying
Macedonia
Mongolia
Pakistan Nida Kahn
Philippines
Puerto Rico Rosie Arleen Carmona Rodríguez
Russia
Serbia
Singapore Lim Kim Suan
Tunisia
Ukraine
Vietnam
Withdrew
Tibet (Chinese had demanded that she wear a Miss Tibet China sash) |
2007
Australia (3rd), India (winner) & Venezuela (2nd) |
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
This replaced the Malaysian edition of the Queen of the Year pageant, last
held in 2000. |
2004
Russia (4th), Singapore (2nd) Armenia (winner), Macedonia (3rd) & Estonia
(5th)
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2004
OCTOBER 29
Changsha, China
31 entries
Results
1 Armenia Anush Grigorian
2 Singapore Colleen Francisca Pereira
3 Macedonia Ana Gerasimovska
4 Russia Yeketarina Filimonova
5 Estonia Liis Lass
Semi-finalists
China Xu Qiang
Czech Rep. Jana Harackova
India Amanpreet Kaur Wahi
Malaysia Jacqueline How
Spain Natalia Lidia Tadeo Rodríguez |
2005
NOVEMBER 6
Wuhan, China
41 entries
Results
1 Taiwan Shen Chia-Hui
2 Kazakhstan Almagul Sagnayeva
3 Czech Rep. Edita Hortova
4 Paraguay Karina Rebeca Buttner Naumann
5 Lithuania Ruta Bartkeviciute
Semi-finalists
China Chen Yangyang
Greece Vasiliki Patrikarea
Korea Hye-jin Joo
Malaysia Michelle Lim Bee Ying
Philippines Abigail Lesley Grivas Cruz
Puerto Rico Sheila Rodríguez Figueroa
Venezuela Mireille Carolina Pérez Segovia |
2006 DECEMBER 30
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel,
Malaysia
37 entries
Results
1 Thailand Ampika
Chuanpreecha
2 Taiwan Huang Cheng-Chieh
3 Canada Tereza Schmied
4 Czech Rep. Jana Dolezelova
5 Kazakhstan Zhanar Smagulova |
Miss Tourism World
This began in 1991 and has been held
in various locations around the world. |
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1991
Oranjestad, Aruba
1 Gioconda Cafin Perna (country unknown)
1992
Oranjestad, Aruba
1 Andrea Romero (country unknown)
2 Aruba Jolanda Janssen
3 Puerto Rico Tania Collazo
1993
Oranjestad, Aruba
20 entries
Results
1 Venezuela Monica Montenegro Prosperi
2 Belgium
3 Colombia
The pageant was not held in 1994
1995 OCTOBER 6
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
23 entries
Results
1 Philippines Suzanne Park Villaseñor Fahling
2 Colombia Yovana Soraya Grisales Castañeda
3 Dominican Rep. Mildred Altagracia Quiroz Abreu
4 Venezuela Yoseany Miglenis Finol Leidenz
5 Guatemala Alejandra Paz Toledo
Semi-finalists
Brazil Giane Tillmann
Ecuador Natalia Moreira
Great Britain Michelle Griffin
Panama Enith Robles
Puerto Rico Alice Mercedes Lee Crespo
Not held in 1996
1997 SEPTEMBER 24
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
24 entries
NOTE: This was held jointly with Miss United Nations
Miss Tourism World: Colombia Maria Mercedes Ruiz Orozco
Miss United Nations: Russia Roisland Morovick
2 Germany Sabina Beck
Finalists
Peru Mónica Chacón De
Vettori (World 96)
USA
Venezuela
Not held in 1998 & 1999
2000 NOVEMBER 26
Valletta, Malta
48 entries
Results
1 Venezuela Francys Barraza
2 Lithuania Renata Voitchovskaja
3 Philippines Rachel Soriano (World 98)
Semi-finalists
Colombia Yeris Paola Sepúlveda
García
Croatia Martina Marijan
Curacao Erika Orozco
Gibraltar Caireen Alcantara
India Ritu Garg Saundarya
Malaysia Lynette Ludi Mei-Ling (Universe 00)
Panama Cinthya Villarreal
Poland Sylwia Kopcinska
Slovenia Lea Tufek
Trinidad/Tobago Natasha Marcelle Darceuil
2001 SEPTEMBER 30
Medellin, Colombia
59 entries
Results
1 Croatia Anita Dujic
2 Venezuela Vanessa Fanessi
3 Lithuania Petra Kasparaviciute
Semi-finalists
Aruba Kendra Matthew
Colombia Maria Fernanda Navia Cardona
Contadora Island Fariba Zahere Hawkins Vásquez
Czech Rep. Gabriela Adamcova
India Payal Rohatgi
Korea Cho-se Hee
Kosice S.R. Lenka Solcova
Los Roques Island Yabsuri Cohen
Peru Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Cano
Philippines Zorayda Ruth Blanco Andam (Universe 01)
Puerto Rico Patricia Santiago Ramos
Russia Nataliya Makey |
1993
Colombia (3rd), Venezuela (winner) & Belgium (2nd) |
2002 DECEMBER 20
Ankara, Turkey
62 entries
Results
1 Philippines Michelle Cueva Reyes
2 Turkey Didem Kovanci
3 Croatia Darjana Iljkic
Semi-finalists
Albania Olta Cobani
Bosnia/Herzegovina Suzana Marjanovic
British Virgin Islands Bethsaida Smith
Ghana Beverly Asamoah Jecty
Greece Ioanna Kafkopoulou
Hungary Angelina Paudic
Kenya Vivien Waithira Maina
Margarita Island (Venezuela) Maria Alejandra Gómez
Mexico Gabriela Ortiz
Poland Justyna Rudzka
Puerto Rico Elisadel Figueroa
Russia Marina Tarakhovich
Senegal Krystal Toure
Slovenia Nina Ledinek
Venezuela Maria Angélica García
2003 DECEMBER 20
Valencia, Venezuela
45 entries
Results
1 Romania Alina Ciliogalius
2 Brazil Nancy Valéria Randall
3 Puerto Rico Dignelis Taymí Jiménez Hernández
4 Ethiopia Jerusalem Ketema
5 Venezuela Jessica Maria Jardim Lino
Semi-finalists
Aruba Daisy Natalie Loefstop
Guatemala Aida Estrada
New Zealand Christine Manahan
Nigeria Chinda Kpanja
Nigeria Onoriode Akaru
Poland Barbra Dziadel
Russia Anna Kozminyh
Slovenia Mihaela Kukovec
Tahiti Tania Tinirauarii
Tanzania Sophia Bianaku
Thailand Jiraporn Nunti
Trinidad/Tobago Marsha Seereeram
Ukraine Marina Gorobets
Uruguay Ana Maria Navarro Manani
Warsaw (Poland) Klaudia Zrodlowska
2005 FEBRUARY 26
Harare, Zimbabwe
86 entries
Results
1 Czech Rep. Zuzana Putnarova
2 Spain Raquel Balencia Alonso
3 Zimbabwe Oslie Muringai
4 Ukraine Alexandra Oliynyk
5 Nigeria Shirley Alero Aghotse
Semi-finalists
Armenia
Cape Town (South Africa) Chantel le Roux
China
Croatia Alma Vukicevic
Gibraltar
Hungary
Malaysia Pushpa Narayan
Moscow (Russia)
Novosibirsk (Russia)
Philippines Sheryl Lou Dacanay Franco
Puerto Rico Meredith Herrera Roque
Tanzania Witness Manwingi
Thailand Wanchula Saralambai
Venezuela
Diana Carolina Wood Pérez
The 15th semi-finalist is not known
2006 SEPTEMBER 30
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
CANCELLED |
2000
Lithuania (2nd), Venezuela (winner) & Philippines (3rd) |
2001
Venezuela (2nd), Croatia (winner) & Lithuania (3rd) |
2002
Croatia (3rd), Philippines (winner) & Turkey (2nd) |
Miss Tourism
of the Millennium
This began in Ethiopia in 2007, and is scheduled to be held there again in
October 2008. |
India (Queen of
Asia), Japan (4), Costa Rica (2), Venezuela (winner), Congo (3), South
Africa (5), Jamaica (Queen of Caribbean) & Serbia (Queen of Europe)
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2007 NOVEMBER 3
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
37 entries
Results
1
Venezuela Jennifer Johanna Schell Dorante
2 Costa Rica Silvana Sánchez Jiménez
3 Congo (Brazzaville) Katissa Kouta
4 Japan Noriko Ohno (Earth 06)
5 South Africa Palesa Makwa
6 Ethiopia Hizbayesh Amare
Semi-finalists
China
Chen Jiaxin
India
Chez Shetty
Rwanda
Karina Rusaro
Serbia
Iva Zunic |
Remainder
Argentina
Gisselle Fuentes
Bahamas
Camille Kenney
Bosnia
Natasha Arsic
Bolivia
Éricka
Nahir Kaiser Pedriel
Brazil
Wilma
Magda Ferreira Gomes
Bulgaria
Kersten Liba
Cameroon
Natalie Houag
Cyprus
Sarina Vahan
England
Helen Mcfarlane
Estonia
Raili Kala
Finland
Maria Niemi
Greece
Katerina Lambraki
Haiti
Michaelle Pierre
Jamaica
Nerissa Irving
Kenya
Emah Madegwa
Latvia
Natalija Leonova
Liberia
Tellena Casele
Macedonia FYRO
Suzana al-Salkini
Nigeria
Titilayo Ademoluti
Somalia
Fozia Hassan
Scotland
Kimberly Millar
Spain
Marianela Ríos
Sudan
Rose Deng Acuil
Tanzania
Sarah Martin
Uganda
Sarah Kagole
Ukraine
Biljana Markoska
Zimbabwe
Josephine Marume |
2007
Venezuela (winner)
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